Toy bank



May 27, 1952 1. ROSENBLOOM TOY BANK Filed Aug. 28, 1951 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Fig. 3

ATTORNEY y 27, 1952 l. 'ROSENBLOOM 2,598,442

TOY BANK Filed Aug. 28, 1951 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Fig INVENTOR m/217g Rosezz/oom TTORNEY Patented May 27, 1952 as exemplified in the herein"- desctibewembodim'ent thereon.

In-t-he drawing, Fig. 1 iswa front elevational a-=;view-- of-ar-toy bank embodying the i n'v ion; Fig? 2 is' a" top 'plan vievsf ther'eof; Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line ll of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 3-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. '7 and Fig. 8 are elevational views-of parts of the revolving door; Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the door; Fig. 10 is a horizontal section taken on the line Ill-10 of Fig. '7 and Fig. 11 is a vertical section taken on the line ll-ll of Fig. 8.

Referring in detail to the drawing, [0 designates a toy bank embodying the invention which comprises a simulated entrance to an actual bank, designated as I I. A revolving door I2 is mounted in the entrance for rotation about a vertical axis with a simulated figure [3 of a messenger carrying a bag or grip I4, mounted in one of the quadrants of the door.

The entrance II, which may be formed of molded plastic components. includes a hollow base member l5 of circular outline. The base toy bahlehaving tli simuiatedapp e'araneeiofithe (mils- 4) V vincludesianmpper or top wall Mrwhicheieiormed with a coin receiving slot H, a centralaopening W -and aperipheral-slot amp-Extending the wiorward' portion:-ofimemberalids-aseml-eiricular e 'st,epped.-?portiom-.2 n formedwwitli radialislots? 1.2 I eat the -ends thereof. :lovver ior bottomvwallcn closest:roffethe bottom ofzemember l5: such -iwall bei-ng:1ormed with atcoinrremovahslot 23' and a mpair. of .bpp sitely fiisposed;zflangedi guide -rand 5. m rcl'osure wp'late retainer-members 2 4 located omthe inner surface'the'reofx A substantially rectangu -ular closure plate 25I'3iS2S1id8ib1Y vmountedw'ri the n'ners-suriaceaof walleizvwith stheizlateralwzedges hereofengaged-1.-b r.guide .netainingr members 2 4. '9-11heaplatei2iineiudes a down turned flange" 261at theforwar'd end thereof zvforizlimitingi the inward moverhentsofii the; fplateuahd eanaupstandingepin v 2 hadapted tea-engage'astepped iiorti'omZ omtoa limit a'theoutwardimovemeht' oi -therz'plate. 1 Mounted ch mp wall' .61is-zanmpstandingsemi- C1r6li1fi1-' side wall" 2.8 provided-4'withiadownwardly 'xtending iz tabseflila Z. receivable inf slots'ez I ,"ll 9 iespetivelyi immemb'er H5 .'-'::.1-.I-he"aside walk; 2 8. is zclosed ati theetop cby' a horizontal;: substantially a2scsemfecirculariiwali 3|: whicliiis formed. with-ran mm -portion hereon and extending dewhwardly 5 'i'fr'birithe 4ipper edg'ithreot to akcentfial po'int w thereoczahd 'wrthm shcrt zverticarhearing pirrh1 which is reeivaible in :eentrarepehmg l 8 inwa11 [6. A pair of parallel lugs 38 are located on the lower edge portion of member 34 and provide a space therebetween which is aligned with slot 36. Similarly, member 35 is formed with a vertical slot 39 on a mid portion thereof and extending upwardly from the lower edge thereof to a central point. Member 35 also includes a centrally located, upstanding pin 40 receivable in opening 32 in wall 3! and a pair of parallel lugs 41 located on the upper edge portion of member 35 which provide a space therebetween which is aligned with slot 39. The lugs 38, 4| are located on opposite sides of the members 34, 35 respectively.

The door [2 is formed by assembling members 34, 35 with the slotted portions thereof interfitting and the edge portions of each member 55 adjacent the slot thereof being received be- 3 tween the lugs on the other member, to provide a firm interconnection between the assembled members.

The figure I3 which may be molded of plastic material or the like, includes on the outer surface of bag or grip portion 14 thereof, a pair of horizontally disposed coin positioning fingers 42. The fingers 42 are spaced from bag portion I4 to allow a coin to be loosely placed between the fingers and the outer surface of the bag portion. Extending laterally from the bag portion 14 are cars 43 which are received in recesses 44 formed in adjacent portions of members 34, 35 at the lower portions thereof, thus positioning the figure I 3 in one of the quadrants of door I2. A stud 45 extending from the rear of figure 13 which is engageable with a corner portion of the door l2 and horizontally disposed, spaced lugs 46 on the lower edges of members 34, 35 which receive a rearwardly extending flange on figure l3, properly position the figure in the quadrant of the door.

With figure I3 properly positioned on door l2, which in turn is rotatably mounted on the base 15 with pins 31 and 40 received in the aligned openings IB and 32 in walls l6, 3! respectively, the tabs 29, 30 may be inserted in the slots l9, 2| on wall l6 and cemented therein, to assemble the parts of the device. The bottom wall 22 carrying the closure plate, is cemented to the bottom of base l5, to complete the assembly.

Upon placing a coin such as a penny, dime or quarter within coin fingers 42 on bag portion M of the figure [3, the same is positioned vertically on wall [6. The door I2 is rotated by means of pin 40 which projects above wall 3| or by directly pushing the door. Thefingers 42 are so located, as to allow the positioned coin to move over wall l6 and to register with the coin insertion slot i1 therein, thus allowing the coin to covered with a pictorial representation of bank 1 tellers, cages and the like, as by adhering a, decal or the like thereto. i

It is understood that door I 2 may be rotated in either direction to bring a positioned coin over slot ll. The entire efiect of the bank is heightened by placing the coin as though it was being carried in the bag or grip I4.

as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent:

1. A toy'bank comprising a hollow base including upper and lower walls parallel to each other, said upper Wall being formed with a coin insertion slot and said lower wall being formed with a coin removal slot, closure means slidably mounted on said lower wall for closing said coin removal slot, a semicircular side wall mounted on said upper wall in upstanding position, a top wall on said side wall parallel to said upper wall, a pair of crossed members simulating, a'revolving door mounted on saidupper and top walls for rotation about a vertical axis, a figure simulating an individual mounted in anupstanding position between adjacent portions of said crossed members, said figure including a pair of laterally extending fingers spaced above said upper wall and adapted to position a coin supported by said upper wall, said door being adapted to be rotated to a position wherein said positioned coin will fall through said coin insertion slot.

, 2. A toy bank as in claim 1, and further including on the interior of said side wall representations of tellers in a bank.

3. A toy bank as in claim 1, wherein each of said crossed members is formed with a vertically extending slot on a median portion thereof whereby said members may be interengaged substantially at right angles to each other. f

4. A my bank as in claim 3, wherein adjacent portions of said crossed members are formed with recesses and said figure is formed with ears receivable in said recesses.

- IRVING ROSENBLOOM.

- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the file of this patent:

174,569 Prouty Mar. '1, 1876 

